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On reading a book about Las Vegas’s history, a statement made by Benjamin Siegel popped out at me. “Don’t you worry; we only kill each other.” It was very difficult to comprehend what he meant. By all accounts, and even according to books written by Benjamin Siegel himself, he was one of the alleged founders of Las Vegas and an organized crime figure, so when some heard that “we only kill each other,” it was assumed that the “each other”[…]

One of the worst things that could happen to someone is to find out that the person he or she is working with has a personality disorder, which is creating problems among others in the workplace. From being a constant liar, to stabbing people [in the back] without mercy, to creating enemies and thereby causing distress among formerly friendly coworkers — these are just some of the problems people experience and suffer from around such personality-challenged individuals, especially when those[…]

It is the last column of the month and the days of my vacation on my radio show Face The Tribune, and I plan to make it as easy and smooth as possible. This column will be a potpourri of things that have been bothering me for some time. But first I want to thank the President of the Uptown Chamber of Commerce, Katherine Duncan for accepting my invitation and request to cover for me on the radio and so[…]

While John Lennon sang about peace, and preached about everyone just getting along, that could only happen if we all understood each other. Or, to put it another way, if we were all on the same page — meaning that everyone involved in “the conversation” understood what the conversation was about — there would be hope that we could actually accept our differences and not attack those who think and act differently from ourselves. And while Rodney King also asked a[…]

What happened at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida is the most recent shocking tragedy of the many this nation has suffered in recent times. An online activist group, Avaaz, and its deputy director, Emma Ruby-Sachs, have created a campaign targeting Florida Senator Marco Rubio. Marco Rubio is not one of my favorite persons, but I believe it is unfair to target him for something that could not have been prevented. It is totally unfair for Emma Ruby-Sachs to[…]

It was splashed all over the front page of the daily paper so the tourists and visitors alike could see it, because apparently it is the only paper that the elected officials and local law enforcement seems to be interested in and concerned about. “Law enforcement, faith groups, casino representatives and local homeless support organizations teamed up late Friday on the Las Vegas Strip to combat crime and assist the homeless. Metropolitan Police Department officers split off into groups and led[…]

I was surprised to learn that in Nevada, misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter charges come with a penalty of up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine; I learned it after I made a boo-boo by criticizing someone I admired and respected very much for a very long time, Las Vegas Justice Court Judge Suzan Baucum, who after my column last week, was nice enough to text me and explain to me that the reason she sentenced a man who[…]